The Old Palace is a historic building adjacent to Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, England, built around 1200 during the reign of King John as the residence of the Bishop of Worcester, with Bishop Mauger among its early occupants. It served as the bishop's palace for centuries before the Church Commissioners sold it in 1846 to the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral, after which it was converted into a deanery. The building is a listed structure within the Church of England Diocese of Worcester. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountWorcester, United Kingdom 2 Classification
Standing Status Building Type
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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1. The Old Palace, Worcester (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Palace,_Worcester, lead definition
The Old Palace, Worcester is an English listed historic building, built c.1200, adjacent to Worcester Cathedral in the Church of England Diocese of Worcester, which is within the Province of Canterbury.
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The Old Palace is a historic building adjacent to Worcester Cathedral in Worcester, England, built around 1200 during the reign of King John as the residence of the Bishop of Worcester, with Bishop Mauger among its early occupants. It served as the bishop's palace for centuries before the Church Commissioners sold it in 1846 to the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral, after which it was converted into a deanery. The building is a listed structure within the Church of England Diocese of Worcester.
View the Source2. The Old Palace, Worcester (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Episcopal palace)
Wikidata item Q17530378, instance of (P31): episcopal palace
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Worcester, United Kingdom
Wikidata item Q17530378, property P131/P17 (location): Worcester, United Kingdom
View the Source Wikidata: The Old Palace, Worcester
Wikidata Q17530378, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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